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An American tourist in Mexico City was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting outside of a taco restaurant.

Tatiana Mirutenko, 27, was celebrating her first wedding anniversary and delayed honeymoon with her husband James Hoover when she was shot by a gunman in a motorcycle who was aiming for a bouncer in a nearby bar, according to the Associated Press.

“A year ago, we were all worried about wedding flowers,” he said. “Now a year later, we went to order flowers for her funeral.”

“We all miss her, we loved her so much,” he added. “What we want to do is celebrate her life. Hug your children, your wife, your loved ones. Tell them you love them you love them and that’s just not today, that’s every day.”

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Natalia Mirutenko, her mother, told the outlet her daughter was captivated by her trip.

“During their vacation in Mexico there were numerous texts back and forth, ‘You have to come back here, we’ve got to show you all the places we visited, all the food we ate, all the restaurants we saw. Mom, this place is amazing,’” Natalia recalled.

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